Dragon Ball: Super Goten

Chapter 166 The Battle for David Begins Again!

Picking up where we left off, when Foxy, unwilling to admit defeat, once again proposed the David Challenge, Nami and Usopp were just wondering who would be foolish enough to accept the challenge again when Luffy fired the signal flare the next second, infuriating Nami and Usopp, who then proceeded to beat him up...

After being thoroughly beaten up, Luffy, with a bruised and swollen face, said, "I'm sorry, I won't make that mistake again..."

The Straw Hat crew, left with no other option, had to begin preparing for the new David Challenge, but due to the late hour, the competition was postponed until the following day…

As night fell, Goten produced a pre-written agreement for the automatic succession of the acting captaincy, and had everyone sign and fingerprint it. Nami reviewed the contents—"I, Monkey D. Luffy, hereby declare that during my absence, Son Goten is automatically promoted to captain of the Straw Hat Pirates. I and all my crew members agree to this agreement, which is effective permanently from the date of signing." Although the others didn't know why Goten was doing this, with Luffy signing first, there was no reason for them not to...

After completing this task, Goten took out the participant list for tomorrow's competition and arranged the order of appearance for everyone. "First, the first round is the pirate dodgeball competition, which is a group event. We all have to participate. The second round, 'The Tumbler Falls Down,' can have five participants. I've decided on Nami, Usopp, Sanji, Chopper, and Zoro. Finally, there will be the captain's duel, so I'll just fill in 'captain.' Do you have any objections?"

Upon hearing this, Luffy immediately asked, "I have a problem with this. Why can't I participate?"

Upon hearing this, Usopp immediately berated Luffy, "Idiot, aren't you the captain? The final captain's duel is between you and the other side's boss, Foxy!" Luffy suddenly realized what was going on and fell silent.

Nami, however, raised a question at this moment: "Wait a minute, Goten, why didn't Robin participate in the second round? Isn't she more reliable than me and Usopp?"

Robin couldn't help but ask curiously, "That makes sense, Saiyan kid. Why can't I participate?"

Goten then explained, "Hmph—you guys don't understand. There are only two people who can control Foxy from outside the arena: me and Robin. So we need to stay outside the arena to prevent the other side from using dirty tricks again."

Goten's explanation barely convinced the Straw Hat crew, but once everyone else had fallen asleep and only Goten and Robin remained, Robin exposed Goten's flaw—"Saiyan, your explanation just now seemed to have a problem. Logically speaking, the two of us should be able to control Foxy, so wouldn't it be enough for one of us to be off the field?"

Upon hearing this, Wutian calmly replied, "What you said is indeed true. However, it's not that I don't believe you, but the second round of the match is essentially a 'Red Light, Green Light' game. If the two of us were to participate, there would be no point in the match at all, would there? Besides, it seems that I don't have much time left here. To be honest, I've been here for almost another year..."

Robin asked in surprise, "So what if it's a year? Is something special going to happen?"

Seeing this, Goten explained straightforwardly, "I'll let you in on a secret: I'm not actually from this world. I was just sent here for some reason. I have a feeling that after a year here, I'll be leaving soon. So I should let them fight for their companions a little. In this fierce Grand Line, I don't want them to die because they're not strong enough after I leave..."

Upon hearing this, Nami and Usopp, who were pretending to be asleep, along with Chopper, Zoro, and Sanji, were also momentarily unable to accept it. After all, such a reliable Goten was not from this world and would soon be leaving. Who could bear this...?

However, the goofy Luffy was already fast asleep and didn't hear Goten's words at all...

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As the sun rose again, the new David Showdown finally began. The Straw Hat Pirates versus the Foxy Pirates, the first round of the David Showdown – "Pirate Dodgeball" officially started. On the Straw Hat side, everyone except Robin and Nami was on the field, while on the Foxy Pirates side, there was Foxy, Hamburger, the fishman Killarin and the fishman Bege, and some unimportant minions.

The area outside the arena was completely surrounded by the Foxy Pirates. The referee for this match was also Bertrand, who had been a referee for fifty years. However, this time he brought his subordinates to observe and make the judgments, and this time they had detailed rulebooks for reference. Furthermore, referees who made incorrect judgments would be beheaded...

So this match finally gave the Straw Hat crew a reason to relax. First, both sides had to send out their players to grab the ball. Foxy's side had Fishman Killarin and Fishman Bege, while the Straw Hat crew's side had Luffy and Chopper, who didn't get a chance to shine in the last David Battle.

As the referee tossed the ball high into the air, Fishman Killarin and Fishman Bege instantly attacked Luffy and Chopper. As a result, Luffy and Chopper both jumped into the air in an instant, grabbed the ball at the same time, and threw it at Foxy.

Both balls hit Foxy in the face, but the call was ruled invalid. Robin said the call was correct. When Hamburger was about to pick up the balls, Robin used her ability to throw the two balls back to Zoro and Sanji. However, when Sanji was about to throw the ball, Porgi and a group of beautiful women began to seduce him. Seeing this, Sanji obediently handed over the ball. When Nami scolded him, Sanji, who had just realized what was happening, was hit on the head by Porgi with a ball and was eliminated.

Seeing this, Zoro immediately mocked them and threw a ball to eliminate nine members of the Foxy Pirates. Just as Zoro relaxed his guard, the ball that Sanji had just sent flew back to him. Yukina picked it up and launched a sneak attack, hitting Zoro squarely in the back and eliminating him.

Meanwhile, Foxy, who picked up the ball from the other side, immediately pulled out the only weapon he could use in the match, the 100% Accuracy Machine, and launched a ball that knocked Chopper, whose fur was enhanced, out of the arena. At the same time, Yukina used her Light Whip to take away another ball and handed it to Biku Panda, who then threw it out, eliminating Usopp and taking down all twenty members of the Foxy Pirates with him...

Suddenly, only Goten and Luffy remained on the field. Usopp handed the ball he had caught to Nami, who then passed it to Luffy. Luffy immediately reached out to launch a powerful shot, but in the next second, his outstretched arm was too long, and Porchi snatched the ball from his hand, leaving Luffy with nothing to throw...

Seeing this, Wutian was speechless on the spot...

(End of this chapter)